Title :
Thin-film isothermal dual heater thermal AC/DC converter with thermoresistive sensing
Author :
Katzmann, F.L. ; Klonz, M. ; Spiegel, T. ; Kessler, E.
Author_Institution :
Montclair Sci. Instrum., Cedar Grove, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A new thermal converter design for fast and accurate AC/DC transfer is realized by using thin-film dual heaters in isothermal configuration and aluminum thermoresistive temperature sensors deposited on a thin dielectric membrane. This design improves the signal to noise ratio of thermal converters which commonly use thin-film or thin wire thermocouples.
Keywords :
electric current measurement; electric sensing devices; measurement standards; thermocouples; thin film devices; voltage measurement; Al; Al thermoresistive temperature sensors; isothermal configuration; signal to noise ratio; thermal AC/DC converter; thermal converters; thermoresistive sensing; thin dielectric membrane; thin wire thermocouples; thin-film isothermal dual heater; Aluminum; Analog-digital conversion; DC-DC power converters; Dielectric thin films; Heat transfer; Isothermal processes; Sputtering; Thermoresistivity; Thin film sensors; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Braunschweig, Germany
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3376-4
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1996.547364
